Aspects of the Novel | Historical Context
English History and Literature
Forster’s discussion covers three centuries of the novel; his own life and work spanned the late nineteenth through the late twentieth centuries. His life was affected by such major events as World War I, in which he participated, and his novels bridge the historical transition from Victorian to Edwardian England, as well as the literary transition from romanticism to modernism.
Victorian and Edwardian England
The Victorian era is the name given to the period of English history during the long reign of Queen Victoria,...
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